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Old 01-18-24, 08:34 AM
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That certainly plays a part. Reliability of European cars made in their local regions are better made and more reliable, or so I've heard. I mean taxi drivers uses MB cars, so it says something if it can take the beating by a taxi driver.
old school taxis are E-class.... Uber stuff is whatever is cheapest, not owned anymore by actual drivers. A lot of Dacias and Skodas.
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Old 01-18-24, 07:16 PM
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The guy green lighted the LFA and LC and supports all the GR stuff and still grumble grumble
We are lucky they still make the LC, a very niche car (when I show folks mine most say they have never seen one) and more dead horse beating for the LC-F
Folks have been enjoying their GR Corollas
So a bit of badge engineering, sub in an auto tranny for us city folks and bingo, the Lexus version
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Old 01-18-24, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by S2000toIS350
So a bit of badge engineering, sub in an auto tranny for us city folks and bingo, the Lexus version
Yep the LBX MORIZO has a classy interior with some nice touch (I actually think the screen is the right size instead of the in-your-face ones in the NX, RX, TX etc):






Also, does anyone have a see-through garage at home? Now I want one, very clean look:


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Old 01-18-24, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by S2000toIS350
The guy green lighted the LFA and LC and supports all the GR stuff and still grumble grumble
We are lucky they still make the LC, a very niche car (when I show folks mine most say they have never seen one) and more dead horse beating for the LC-F
Folks have been enjoying their GR Corollas
So a bit of badge engineering, sub in an auto tranny for us city folks and bingo, the Lexus version
george lucas green lighted empire strikes back and return of the jedi, but he also green lighted the prequels and subsequent digital alterations of the original movies (han shot first!)... the grumble grumble is equally justified with akio lol

also i don't think lucky is the right word for the LC being made... you're essentially agreeing that lexus is a hollow shell of its former self, and therefore we're "lucky" that a company which has fallen so far actually still (against all odds) turned out a cool product that people actually want

had akio been handling things better from the start, the reaction would be well duh the LC is great, it's a lexus! the only truly lucky ones here are mercedes/bmw/audi since they can once again relax and enjoy the market share
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Old 01-19-24, 02:52 AM
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It's a perfect commentary on the current state of affairs when Lexus introduces something of a performance vehicle, but instead of using it to for the F brand, Akio Toyoda literally names it after himself. Not even Elon is that vain.
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It looks good to me, I would get one if it is available here. 😃
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
guy's a goofball... i agree he screwed up lexus and doesn't personally seem to care
he basically took a big crap on this classic bit of genius marketing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWWdhaJkKYs
oh please... nothing wrong with having a bit of fun, and the ls500 shows it's still refined and smooth.

Originally Posted by Carfan94
Not a fan of Mr. Toyoda and what he’s done to Lexus.
lol.

Originally Posted by LeX2K
We went from this, to that abomination.
nice car but coupes don't sell in big numbers.

Originally Posted by Longevite1
It looks good to me, I would get one if it is available here. 😃
looks great to me, in and out...

despite all the haterade here...

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported year-end 2023 U.S. sales of 2,248,477 vehicles, an increase of 6.6 percent on a volume basis and an increase of 7.0 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis compared to 2022.
lexus sales up 24% for '23 over '22. so they're doing more of what the market wants.

full release here: https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-...sales-results/
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